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Application of free market techniques could help relieve the "national traffic jam" that has gripped

Officials of Eurotunnel, the multibillion-dollar project to connect Britain and France by rail under

The rail strike that hit Canada last week may be remembered more for the damage inflicted on weakeni

In the aftermath of Canada's five-day national railroad strike, both of that nation's railroads were

Striking while the iron's hot, Venezuelan Container Line will add a regular call at Port Everglades,

A revised credit agreement will allow Leif Hoegh & Co. to retain ownership of six ships that the Nor

Ill. Locks to Reopen Earlier Than ExpectedThe Peoria and Lagrange Illinois River locks will

The White House on Monday called on Iran to indicate its willingness to comply with a U.N. cease-fir

Nedlloyd Lines, which has had difficulty competing for cargo in the North Atlantic trade, announced

Iraq said Monday its warplanes fired on two Iranian tankers, and shipping sources said an Iranian gu

Prime Minister Wilfried Martens was quoted as saying Monday he does not reject sending Belgian mines

Transcon Lines Opens Terminals in SoutheastORANGE, Calif. - Transcon Lines is opening severa

The following index charts weekly changes in motor carrier tonnage originatingfrom 49 produc

If the pharmaceutical industry won't come to the mainland, then the mainland must come to the pharma

Dissident Teamsters may file a lawsuit contesting the ratification of the union's new labor contract

New regulations on how much solvent is allowed in varnish, stain and other coatings have some homeow

An Agriculture Department analyst says there is a vast potential for contamination of the nation's u

A federal bankruptcy court has taken most of the legal fetters off the Tacoma Boatbuilding Co., free

Halley's comet is made partly out of plastic, a scientist has discovered, and a lot of other objects

Argentine-French Group Plans Fertilizer PlantBUENOS AIRES, Argentina - A consortium led by F

New York State Environmental Conservation Commissioner Thomas C. Jorling has urged the federal Envir

Four crewmembers of the tugboat Gadget were cited by the Maritime Administration for a rescue operat

J.P. Industries Buys Assets of AquariusANN ARBOR, Mich. - J.P. Industries announced it has p

Ugland Management Co. of Grimstad, Norway, appears to have averted bankruptcy, but the company is be

The Greek government has been accused of neglecting the country's shipping industry and failing to e

Italy's first computerized customs clearance system will begin online operations this month in the G

Sen. Edward Kennedy's proposed employee benefits legislation will mean higher insurance costs for al

Talk of a possible visit by Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev to Silicon Valley brings memories of the

The Military Sealift Command says it's cheaper to man five cable-laying ships with civil servants th

A federal appeals court absolved Monsanto Co. of knowingly exposing seven workers to dioxin, but fou

Insurance companies are pushing a watered-down rate control bill in an effort to derail stronger leg

The nation's firefighters are launching a campaign for tougher state laws to reduce the more than 1,

An article on Massachusetts auto rates Aug. 27 misidentified a spokesperson's employer.Joseph DiGiov

An almost immediate payoff will result from Consolidated Freightways, Inc.'s adoption of a new data

Capital Holding Forms New Credit FacilityLOUISVILLE, Ky. - Capital Holding Corp., a life ins

A key witness against Teamsters President Jackie Presser has recanted his testimony, blaming medicat

The Federal Home Loan Bank Board voted to move forward with plans to bring $10.8 billion into the in

The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey has indefinitely shut down Pier 40 in lower Manhattan

A grand send-off for a replica of the 15th century ship Santa Maria on its voyage to Europe was post

The new superintendent of the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy plans no change in the academy's mission